“I wanted to be a little bit like Joe Strummer, a little bit Bruce Springsteen, a little bit punk”: A “hammer” with strings? Fender teams up with Brian Fallon for limited edition ’59 Telecaster Custom

Brian Fallon of the Gaslight Anthem demos his new signature Fender Telecaster.

Fender has unveiled a Custom Shop signature Telecaster for Brian Fallon, and while this might be an electric guitar with a drive so simple that the Gaslight Anthem frontman likens it to a “hammer,” it is one special instrument.

In one sense, the Brian Fallon ’59 Telecaster Custom is the archetypical workhorse electric that invites players of all talents to express themselves on it. “It’s about taking what you can do and making the best of that,” says Fallon. “I think this is the guitar for that. Like, if you need a hammer, that’s a hammer. And everyone needs a hammer – you cannot build a house without it.”